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Hey, Is there any kind of course on becoming a diabetes health coach or something similar? After a some careful research it only looks as if healthcare professionals can do the training? I'm not medically trained or wish to go through medical school to do this. I was thinking of some kind...

Hi, I keep getting told that the brain needs 100g of carbs a day by the dietician at the hospital when i tell her about low carb eating. Is this really true? She says for the brain to function it needs 100g a day. 100g is a lot! I probably eat around 40-50g a day. Anyone shed any light on...

Hi there, I'm 17 weeks pregnant and have continued to follow a low carb diet as i seem to hypo's a lot when i bolus for meals and i don't enjoy injecting if i'm honest. I have a small toddler to run around after and the risk of hypo'ing gets me quite frustrated and depleted so i just don't eat...

Just a general question about your pumps. Since finding out I'm pregnant I really want one and have been told that I don't fit the criteria and even if i did, it would take me too long to get my head around it and work it out before the labour. I really want it for the labour as I feel it will...

Hi there, Newly diagnosed a year ago, but I've had a new dilemma with having a hypo before eating and knowing how much to inject for the meal? It happened today and i was about to eat a fairly big lunch: a roast dinner but blood glucose was down to 3.4 so i wasn't sure how much to inject for the...

Heya, Just wondering if anyone knows of any courses that might give more info on diabetes. I have recently been diagnosed with type 1 and i have yet to go on the Dafne courses but i was hoping there might be more information out there that could help with the understanding of all this. I've had...